Summary: Noah's ark was one of the most remarkable achievements in history up to his day. But his greatest accomplishment was that his family followed Noah's faith in God. What made him a successful dad?

Based loosely on a sermon by Roger Campbell in Preach For a Year, Vol. 2.

POWERPOINT: There is a PowerPoint presentation for this sermon available by requesting it from me at chucksligh@hotmail.com.

TEXT: Genesis 6:5-11 – “And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6 And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. 7 And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. 8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. 9 These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God. 10 And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.”

Hebrews 11:7 – “By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.”

INTRODUCTION

Today is Father’s Day. You know what?—I’m sure glad I’m a man! Guys, do I hear an “Amen” on that?

ICE BREAKER: I read something titled “50 Reasons It’s Good To Be a Man.” – I won’t read them all but I did compiled my own top-10 list of “Why It’s Good to Be a Man”:

Number 1 – You know stuff about tanks.

If someone forgets to invite you to something, he can still be your friend.

You can drop by to see a friend without bringing a little gift.

If another guy shows up at the same party in the same outfit, you might become lifelong buddies.

You can admire Clint Eastwood without starving yourself to look like him.

Your pals can be trusted never to trap you with, “So…notice anything different?”

If something mechanical doesn’t work, you can bash it with a hammer and throw it across the room.

Car mechanics tell you the truth.

And the number 1 reason it’s goo to be a man is...(Drumroll): You can go to the bathroom without a support group.

JOKE – You know, it’s just human nature for boys to brag about their dads, isn’t it? Three boys are in the schoolyard bragging about their fathers. The first boy says, “My dad scribbles a few words on a piece of paper, calls it a POEM, and they give him $50.” The second boy says, “That’s nothing. My dad scribbles a few words on a piece of paper, calls it a SONG, and they give him $100.” The third boy says, “I got you both beat. My dad scribbles a few words on a piece of paper, calls it a SERMON, and it takes eight people to collect all the money!”